Waxman on the Stimulus: The Numbers in the Nation and California

$35 billion went to California in government contracts, yet the Golden state is still suffering with the high official unemployment, not counting the unofficial number of people who have given up looking for work altogether.

Department of Numbers reports that California's numbers remain at 10.8%, two points above the national average, and still the third-highest reported unemployment in the country.
The Recovery.org website also claims that stimulus saved about 158,000 jobs, but what about the staggering losses which this country has endured in the labor market since Obama took office?